Women's Basketball

ISLANDERS TO FACE UTSA AT DUGAN WELLNESS CENTER

Jan 22, 2010

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team will
look to get back on the winning track this Saturday when they host
the UTSA Roadrunners at the Dugan Wellness Center. The game is
slated for a 2 PM tip-off.

The Islanders are coming off a 69-63 road loss against Lamar in
Beaumont on Wednesday night, their first Southland loss of the
season. They are now 11-6 overall and 3-1 in SLC games. UTSA
comes into the game with just a 9-7 overall record but a perfect
3-0 record in the Southland.

Jade Davis comes into the
game as the leading scorer for TAMUCC, averaging 13.8 points per
game. Adrienne Scott is second on
the team at 12.2 per game and Shaye Montgomery also
averages double-digits at 10.1 per contest. Elisa Beagle is tops on
the team with 8.6 rebounds per game while Deziree Green is second
at 6.4 per game.

The Roadrunners will look to Whitney York and Ashleigh Franklin
to carry the load. York is averaging 13.8 points per game to lead
the team while Franklin is close behind at 12.0 a game. Guard
Amber Gregg leads the team with 32 made three-point shots.

The all-time series is knotted at 5-5 with TAMUCC winning the
first five and UTSA winning the last five. The most recent meeting
was a 72-54 Roadrunner victory in Corpus Christi. The last
Islander win came on Jan. 27, 2007 by a 71-69 score.

Fans can listen to the game on ESPN 1230 AM KSIX as Yannis
Koutroupis calls the play-by-play of the Islanders first-ever
Southland Conference game in the Dugan Wellness Center. Live stats
are also available by visiting www.GoIslanders.com and clicking
on the women's basketball schedule.